Rent The Gay Falcon (1941)
3.4 of 5 from 55 ratings
1h 4min
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- Synopsis:
Gay Lawrence (George Sanders), known as "The Falcon", is a renowned sleuth and womanizer. He has just promised his fiancee, Elinor, that he will give up these pursuits when a pretty woman, Helen (Wendy Barrie), arrives and asks for his help. Happily forgetting his vow, The Falcon agrees to take on the case. With his associate, Goldy (Allen Jenkins), and Elinor (Nina Vale), The Falcon attends a gala party thrown by a prominent socialite, Maxine Wood. During the party, a valuable diamond belonging to Mrs. Gardiner is stolen, and Mrs. Gardiner is murdered. Gay deduces that the theft is really a clever scheme on the part of a group of impoverished society women to defraud their insurance companies. Maxine asks The Falcon to break up the ring but this proves easier said than done when there are more murders and the Falcon himself is nearly killed... - Actors:
- George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins, Nina Vale, Gladys Cooper, Edward Brophy, Arthur Shields, Damian O'Flynn, Turhan Bey, Eddie Dunn, Lucile Gleason, Willie Fung, Florence Bates, Polly Bailey, Bobby Barber, James Blaine, Lee Bonnell, Jimmy Conlin, Hans Conried, Sheldon Jett
- Directors:
- Irving Reis
- Producers:
- Howard Benedict
- Writers:
- Lynn Root, Frank Fenton
- Studio:
- Odeon
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Action & Adventure, Top Film and TV Detectives: Guide to Screen Sleuth
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Reviews (1) of The Gay Falcon
“Tonight’s my night for back doors.” - The Gay Falcon review by LJ
This is an entertaining but generic action/mystery B movie. It is worth watching for a rare example of George Sanders getting to play the hero.
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